Biomass production, evapotranspiration and water use efficiency of arid rangelands in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1223-1227

  Palmer, A R ^a   Yunusa, I A M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dwarf shrubland; ET0; FPAR; MODIS; Savanna; Succulent; WUE

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARID REGION; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RANGELAND; SAVANNA; SHRUBLAND; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79960991157     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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